From January, new classes will start at our Kokura and Kurosaki classrooms. We will be teaching JLPT N4 level Japanese and kanji. The class will be held as long as we have at least three people who wish to take part.Kokura Classroom (Total 10 classes)

In commemoration of the renewal of the museum, the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art presents the Turner Exhibition. Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) is the pride of Britain. His paintings in oil and watercolors, lots of them never before exhibited in Japan, are well worth taking a look at.
■When: Until February 4th (Sun) 9:30-17:30 (Enter by 17:00, closed on Mondays. When Monday is a holiday, the following Tuesday is closed.)

■Where: Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art
■Cost: General – 1400 yen Senior high and college students – 800 yen Elementary and junior high students – 600 yen

In the process of evolution, some vertebrates went back to living underwater after having lived on land. The Aqua Kingdom exhibition tells their story. Highlights include a complete skeleton of the Spinosaurus; the biggest aquatic carnivore on earth, and a reconstructed skull of the Shonisaurus, a whopping 21-meter long ichthyosaur. .

An annual tea ceremony held every year to celebrate the New Year. Dress up in a kimono or come along in your regular clothes. Enjoy the wintry garden and experience Japan’s traditional tea ceremony, cha no yu. You can take part in a Japanese-style service, a western-style service, or both.

■When: January 20th - 21st 2018 9:00-14:00
■Where: Kokura Castle Japanese Garden
Japanese-style room washitsu, western-style room with tables and chairs
■Cost: General \1500, Junior high & elementary students \700,(Including entrance fee). You can enjoy Japanese maccha tea twice, first Japanese style, and then again western style.

Enjoy a display of over 50 winter peonies of 15 different types at the Shiranoe Botanical Park in Moji. Take in the elegant beauty of the flowers as you stroll through the park’s garden spanning 7.5 hectares.

Musicians, dancers and other performers from Kitakyushu will gather for a concert.

■When: January 21st (Sun) 11:00-16:00

■Where: Moji Beer Masonry Museum Citizens’ Gallery

(3-6-1 Dairihonmachi, Moji-ku)

■Cost: Free admission

■Enquiries: Moji Beer Masonry Museum TEL 093-382-1717

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Happy New Year! Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu!

How is everybody doing? Whilst the year has just begun there are still many cold wintry days ahead, but spring feels like it’s just around the corner. This morning, I found a violet bud in my garden this morning. Perhaps, it is a herald of spring.

We at KIA, will continue to work hard this year to ensure that Kitakyushu remains a great city to live in for residents from overseas. With our consultation and interpreter dispatch services, events, and Japanese classes we are here for you.
If you need help with anything in the New Year, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

Chinese Language Consultant Kimiko Okada

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